10. New Zealand
known by its geysers and boiling mud
pools It is known that geothermal activity
is causing release of sulphur gases into
atmosphere which smell something like a
rotten egg
12. The Door to Hell.
This place is burning for
last 35 years.
13. History: About 40 years ago geologists have uncovered an
underground cavern which have collapsed and took down the drilling
equipment. Geologists discovered that there is a plenty of poisonous
gas in there and they decided to ignite it hoping that it will burn in a
few days. Well, they have miscalculated something, 40 years have
passed and the gas is still burning and it looks like it will burn forever
there.
16. Small group of islands located in
Indian Ocean.
The largest island of this
archipelago is called Socotra.
17. This group of islands is
pretty isolated, the
nearest piece of soil is
more than 240 kilometers
away
This helped that some species of plants and animals become endemic for t